In conversation with delia_cai, Ted Chiang discusses our current moment in tech and the metaphors we use to make sense of it all.
, Chiang and I sat down over Zoom to discuss our current moment in tech and the metaphors we use to make sense of it all.In terms of cultural touchstones, what were your earliest influences?When I was maybe 11, I started reading Isaac Asimov—his science fiction and his popular science writing. Reading both gave me a very clear sense of the difference between the two. When I was younger, say in fourth grade, I had been really into books about sea serpents and Bigfoot and ancient astronauts.
It was an adventure story set in space, about a rescue attempt of a ship that was marooned. I did a ridiculous amount of research for it—I remember looking up “What is the wavelength of gamma radiation from electron positron collisions?” Over your career in sci-fi, your batting average is rather legendary in terms of your story to awards ratio and acclaim.
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